RNRF DCF EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
✔✔Key Point: Nonprofit membership organizations that are associated with national
organizations - ✔✔must submit an annual attestation to the Department and comply
with background screening requirements
✔✔Key Point: Summer camps are not required to be licensed - ✔✔while not inspected
or regulated by the Department, are required to have all personnel screened through
the Background Screening Clearinghouse with a Level 2 background screening and a
signed Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character (on file at the program) prior to
caring for children. This includes owners, operators, employees, and volunteers who
provide care for children.
✔✔Bible schools or Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) - ✔✔Bible schools or Vacation Bible
Schools (VBS) that are conducted during vacation periods are exempt from licensure.
✔✔Transient programs provide child care services solely for the guests of their
establishment or resort - ✔✔All child care personnel must be screened according to the
Level 2 screening requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. Employees of the
establishment cannot use this child care arrangement for their own children because it
is intended only for use by temporary guests.
✔✔Babysitting services - ✔✔recreational facilities
✔✔Non-custodial in-home care - ✔✔care provided by a nanny,
au pair, babysitter, or relative caregiver for children of the same family, in the children's
own home.
✔✔Key Point: A faith-based child care program - ✔✔that is an integral part of a church
or parochial school may qualify for religious exemption from licensure.
✔✔To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based child care programs must - ✔✔be
accredited by or members of organizations that have adopted and published accrediting
standards for health, safety, and sanitation and require their child care programs to
comply with these and local standards. Additionally, child care programs must be
required to meet the requirements in ss. 402.305 and 402.3055, F.S., relating to
background screening.
✔✔Gold Seal Quality Care program - ✔✔child care facilities, large family child care
homes, and family day care homes that have been accredited by an approved
accrediting association.
,✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act - ✔✔This Act was established to protect individuals
with disabilities against discrimination.
It requires public entities, public accommodations (such as places of education and
care providers), commercial facilities, and employers with 15 or more employees to
make reasonable accommodations for individuals.
✔✔State Laws: - ✔✔• Safety Belts and Seat Belt Usage - These state rules define the
requirements for safety belts and seat belts.
• School Readiness Program - This program is to assist working families with low
incomes in having access to quality child care.
• Voluntary Pre-K Program - This program ensures all four-year-olds in Florida have
access to programs free of charge in order to gain the skills needed so they will be
ready to enter school.
✔✔State Fire Marshal - ✔✔focuses on the protection of life, property, and the
environment
✔✔Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) - ✔✔process child care personnel
criminal history records checks—statewide and national—and juvenile checks
✔✔Fire Inspector - ✔✔conducts the annual fire safety inspection required of all facilities
✔✔Key Point: Caring for Our Children - ✔✔is a valuable resource for child care
professionals
✔✔All licensed child care programs - ✔✔must have an annual application approved by
the Department in order to operate as a child care facility. For licensed programs, the
application must be submitted at least 45 days prior to the expiration of the current
license.
✔✔Key Point: If an initial or renewal application for licensure is approved - ✔✔one of
three statuses of licensure is issued: annual, provisional, or probationary status
✔✔A program must reapply for a new license prior to a change of ownership. - ✔✔If a
program undergoes a change in ownership, the families must be notified at least one
week prior to the change in ownership.
✔✔Key Point: Child care programs are subject to inspections to ensure compliance with
the standards. - ✔✔.Unannounced inspections are conducted a minimum of three times
per year and are conducted additionally to re-inspect noncompliance with the standards
or if a complaint is received
✔✔Child Care Application for Enrollment form - ✔✔enrollment form must be kept on file,
current, and accessible for review by the licensing authority as long as the child is
enrolled in the child care program. The enrollment form shall include the name, address,
, and phone number for each authorized person that the child may be released to in case
of emergency or instead of the parent or guardian. Enrollment information shall include
the parent or guardian consent for child care personnel to have access to the child's
records.
✔✔When a child is enrolled in the child care program, the following statements must be
signed by the parent or guardian to acknowledge they received the information: -
✔✔The Department's Know Your Child Care Facility brochure
Written disciplinary and expulsion policies
Influenza information annually during the months of August and September and
Food and nutrition policies that include language on food safety and food allergens (not
required for school-age child care programs)
✔✔The Know Your Child Care Facility brochure - ✔✔provides information about child
care regulation, the Central Abuse Hotline, and the program's license expiration date.
✔✔influenza (the flu) - ✔✔Each August and September, child care programs must
provide families detailed information about influenza (the flu) so they understand the
causes, symptoms, transmission information, and the importance of immunization. The
Department created a brochure to share with families, which includes a section for the
family to sign to verify they have received the information.
✔✔Key Point: Enrollment records - ✔✔must be on file and contain critical information
about the child to protect their safety.
✔✔According to the law, the staff-to-child ratios are as follows: - ✔✔1 caregiver for
every 4 infants (birth to one year)
1 caregiver for every 6 one-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 11 two-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 15 three-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 20 four-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 25 children five years old or older For mixed age groups that
include any children under one year of age, it is 1 caregiver for every 4 children
For mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age, it is
1 caregiver for every 6 children For mixed age groups that include children two years of
age or older, the ratio of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must
be followed
✔✔birth to one year - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 4 infants
✔✔one-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 6
✔✔two-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 11
✔✔three-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 15
2025/2026
✔✔Key Point: Nonprofit membership organizations that are associated with national
organizations - ✔✔must submit an annual attestation to the Department and comply
with background screening requirements
✔✔Key Point: Summer camps are not required to be licensed - ✔✔while not inspected
or regulated by the Department, are required to have all personnel screened through
the Background Screening Clearinghouse with a Level 2 background screening and a
signed Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character (on file at the program) prior to
caring for children. This includes owners, operators, employees, and volunteers who
provide care for children.
✔✔Bible schools or Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) - ✔✔Bible schools or Vacation Bible
Schools (VBS) that are conducted during vacation periods are exempt from licensure.
✔✔Transient programs provide child care services solely for the guests of their
establishment or resort - ✔✔All child care personnel must be screened according to the
Level 2 screening requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. Employees of the
establishment cannot use this child care arrangement for their own children because it
is intended only for use by temporary guests.
✔✔Babysitting services - ✔✔recreational facilities
✔✔Non-custodial in-home care - ✔✔care provided by a nanny,
au pair, babysitter, or relative caregiver for children of the same family, in the children's
own home.
✔✔Key Point: A faith-based child care program - ✔✔that is an integral part of a church
or parochial school may qualify for religious exemption from licensure.
✔✔To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based child care programs must - ✔✔be
accredited by or members of organizations that have adopted and published accrediting
standards for health, safety, and sanitation and require their child care programs to
comply with these and local standards. Additionally, child care programs must be
required to meet the requirements in ss. 402.305 and 402.3055, F.S., relating to
background screening.
✔✔Gold Seal Quality Care program - ✔✔child care facilities, large family child care
homes, and family day care homes that have been accredited by an approved
accrediting association.
,✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act - ✔✔This Act was established to protect individuals
with disabilities against discrimination.
It requires public entities, public accommodations (such as places of education and
care providers), commercial facilities, and employers with 15 or more employees to
make reasonable accommodations for individuals.
✔✔State Laws: - ✔✔• Safety Belts and Seat Belt Usage - These state rules define the
requirements for safety belts and seat belts.
• School Readiness Program - This program is to assist working families with low
incomes in having access to quality child care.
• Voluntary Pre-K Program - This program ensures all four-year-olds in Florida have
access to programs free of charge in order to gain the skills needed so they will be
ready to enter school.
✔✔State Fire Marshal - ✔✔focuses on the protection of life, property, and the
environment
✔✔Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) - ✔✔process child care personnel
criminal history records checks—statewide and national—and juvenile checks
✔✔Fire Inspector - ✔✔conducts the annual fire safety inspection required of all facilities
✔✔Key Point: Caring for Our Children - ✔✔is a valuable resource for child care
professionals
✔✔All licensed child care programs - ✔✔must have an annual application approved by
the Department in order to operate as a child care facility. For licensed programs, the
application must be submitted at least 45 days prior to the expiration of the current
license.
✔✔Key Point: If an initial or renewal application for licensure is approved - ✔✔one of
three statuses of licensure is issued: annual, provisional, or probationary status
✔✔A program must reapply for a new license prior to a change of ownership. - ✔✔If a
program undergoes a change in ownership, the families must be notified at least one
week prior to the change in ownership.
✔✔Key Point: Child care programs are subject to inspections to ensure compliance with
the standards. - ✔✔.Unannounced inspections are conducted a minimum of three times
per year and are conducted additionally to re-inspect noncompliance with the standards
or if a complaint is received
✔✔Child Care Application for Enrollment form - ✔✔enrollment form must be kept on file,
current, and accessible for review by the licensing authority as long as the child is
enrolled in the child care program. The enrollment form shall include the name, address,
, and phone number for each authorized person that the child may be released to in case
of emergency or instead of the parent or guardian. Enrollment information shall include
the parent or guardian consent for child care personnel to have access to the child's
records.
✔✔When a child is enrolled in the child care program, the following statements must be
signed by the parent or guardian to acknowledge they received the information: -
✔✔The Department's Know Your Child Care Facility brochure
Written disciplinary and expulsion policies
Influenza information annually during the months of August and September and
Food and nutrition policies that include language on food safety and food allergens (not
required for school-age child care programs)
✔✔The Know Your Child Care Facility brochure - ✔✔provides information about child
care regulation, the Central Abuse Hotline, and the program's license expiration date.
✔✔influenza (the flu) - ✔✔Each August and September, child care programs must
provide families detailed information about influenza (the flu) so they understand the
causes, symptoms, transmission information, and the importance of immunization. The
Department created a brochure to share with families, which includes a section for the
family to sign to verify they have received the information.
✔✔Key Point: Enrollment records - ✔✔must be on file and contain critical information
about the child to protect their safety.
✔✔According to the law, the staff-to-child ratios are as follows: - ✔✔1 caregiver for
every 4 infants (birth to one year)
1 caregiver for every 6 one-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 11 two-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 15 three-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 20 four-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 25 children five years old or older For mixed age groups that
include any children under one year of age, it is 1 caregiver for every 4 children
For mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age, it is
1 caregiver for every 6 children For mixed age groups that include children two years of
age or older, the ratio of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must
be followed
✔✔birth to one year - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 4 infants
✔✔one-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 6
✔✔two-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 11
✔✔three-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 15
